# NTSB Accident FTW98LA225
> **Air Tractor AT-502B** · 1998-05-17 · PARKIN, AR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA225
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10077
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-17
- **Location:** PARKIN, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.260993, -90.550025
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-502B
- **Registration:** N502JF
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from trees at the departure end of the airstrip.  Related factors were: high density altitude and trees at the departure end of the airstrip.

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